15 biggest celebrity stories of 2012

Whitney Houston, superstar of records, films, dies at 48. The singer died in her room at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Actress Kristen Stewart issued a public apology after photos claiming to show her cheating on Robert Pattinson with her 'Snow White and the Huntsman' director Rupert Sanders surfaced.

Katie Holmes filed for divorce from Tom Cruise after five years of marriage. This was Cruiseâs third marriage and Holmesâ first.

Photographs of a naked Prince Harry in a Las Vegas hotel room popped up online. TMZ.com published two pictures of the royal and said he disrobed during a game of strip billiards in his VIP suite.

Demi Moore re-emerged at a Beverly Hills party after being out of the spotlight as she spent time seeking treatment for her health. The actress was hospitalized in January after a 911 call was placed from her L.A. home.

Justin Timberlake and Jessica Biel are married. The 31-year-old Timberlake and 30-year-old Biel were wed in southern Italy. The couple got engaged in December after dating for several years.

The young star of "Two and a Half Men" says his show fills viewers' heads with "filth." Angus T. Jones appears in a YouTube video where he urges people to not watch the show, and says he doesn't want to be on it anymore.

Paris Hilton caused a stir after comments she apparently made about gay men. TMZ said the heiress was secretly recorded during a New York cab ride while she was having a conversation with a gay friend and reportedly said gay men are the horniest people and that most of them probably have AIDS.

After seven years as a couple, Angelina Jolie and Brad Pitt got engaged.

Anderson Cooper, who has been reluctant to talk about his personal life in public, revealed that he is gay in an essay posted online.

Miley Cyrus and Liam Hemsworth got engaged. People.com said Hemsworth, who stars in The Hunger Games, popped the question May 31st with a 3.5-carat diamond ring. The two reportedly met on the set of The Last Song in 2009.

Lindsay Lohan, who was sentenced to a day in jail after pleading guilty to misdemeanor cocaine use and driving under the influence - tweeted a question that seemed to be in reference to Amanda Bynes, another former child star who's had her own string of legal trouble.

Olympic soccer player Hope Solo got attention this year after she reportedly admitted she was drunk during a TV interview the morning after winning the gold in Beijing with the womenâs team in 2008.